身外之物

shēn wài zhī wù

Dictionary entry

mere worldly possessions

What does 身外之物 mean?

身外之物 (shēn wài zhī wù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1mere worldly possessions

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身shēnbody · life 外wàioutside · in addition 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

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身外之物

shēn wài zhī wù

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